thought-provoking
adjective
: causing people to think seriously about something
a thought-provoking article
Examples of thought-provoking in a Sentence
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This funny and thought-provoking comic book introduces a feministic perspective to the roles women are traditionally assigned both at home and at work.
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Melissa A. Wheeler, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
Introverted leaders also ask thought-provoking questions to continue that deep dive processing, actively listening to the responses.
—Kara Dennison, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
The Baltimore artist has an eye for joyful and thought-provoking artwork.
—John Coffren, Baltimore Sun, 1 Feb. 2024
Frankel’s funny, heart-wrenching and thought-provoking account of how one woman’s choices can enrich the lives of others will remind you that every family circle is potentially infinite.
—Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2024
Through historical flashbacks and research trips that jet Wilkerson to Germany and India, along with enlightening talks with loved ones, Wilkerson pieces together a convincing argument that opens the window to looking at race and oppression of others into a thought-provoking new way.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 17 Jan. 2024
The thought-provoking content is likely to inspire discussions about Wilkerson’s ideas and the movie’s themes of courage, integrity, self-control and perseverance.
—Common Sense Media, Washington Post, 19 Jan. 2024
Julian Jackson’s description of life there is an early highlight of his gripping, meticulously researched, and unusually thought-provoking France on Trial.
—Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 21 Dec. 2023
Herman Raucher, the best-selling author and screenwriter who earned an Oscar nomination for the coming-of-age classic Summer of ’42 and wrote the script for the thought-provoking Watermelon Man, has died.
—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Jan. 2024
Melissa A. Wheeler, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
Introverted leaders also ask thought-provoking questions to continue that deep dive processing, actively listening to the responses.
—Kara Dennison, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
The Baltimore artist has an eye for joyful and thought-provoking artwork.
—John Coffren, Baltimore Sun, 1 Feb. 2024
Frankel’s funny, heart-wrenching and thought-provoking account of how one woman’s choices can enrich the lives of others will remind you that every family circle is potentially infinite.
—Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2024
Through historical flashbacks and research trips that jet Wilkerson to Germany and India, along with enlightening talks with loved ones, Wilkerson pieces together a convincing argument that opens the window to looking at race and oppression of others into a thought-provoking new way.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 17 Jan. 2024
The thought-provoking content is likely to inspire discussions about Wilkerson’s ideas and the movie’s themes of courage, integrity, self-control and perseverance.
—Common Sense Media, Washington Post, 19 Jan. 2024
Julian Jackson’s description of life there is an early highlight of his gripping, meticulously researched, and unusually thought-provoking France on Trial.
—Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 21 Dec. 2023
Herman Raucher, the best-selling author and screenwriter who earned an Oscar nomination for the coming-of-age classic Summer of ’42 and wrote the script for the thought-provoking Watermelon Man, has died.
—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Jan. 2024
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